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BA Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies

Newcastle University

Institution
Newcastle University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
RT47
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: ABB IB: 32 points

About this course

BA Honours in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies. Core topics include Research Methods. This four-year programme offers flexible pathway options, including an optional Year Abroad in the third year or a Careers Placement Year in the UK. Students can study Catalan from Stage 2, and Portuguese is developed from beginners' level to advanced competence.

Modules

  • Level C (HE Advanced) Portuguese
  • Cultura y poder en América latina: debates desde la antropología
  • Comparative History of Hispano-America and Brazil: From Independence to the Mexican Revolution (1789/1810-1917)
  • Inter-American Relations from the Spanish-American War (1898) to the end of the Cold War (1989/1991)
  • Language Endangerment and Revitalisation in Latin America
  • Latin American Art
  • Cultura y Política en Colombia
  • Career Development for final year students
  • Cultures and Societies of the Portuguese-Speaking World
  • Identidades Pós-Coloniais Luso-Afro-Brasileiras
  • Advocating and Teaching Languages in Schools
  • Memory and Storytelling Across Borders
  • Dissertation/T&I Project
  • Language Diversity in the Hispanic World
  • Food, Football and Fiction: Constructing Catalan Cultural Identity
  • Catalan II
  • Cultura Popular en España y Cuba
  • Spanish and Romance word analysis
  • Level D (HE Further Advanced): Spanish for Professional and Academic Purposes
  • Level D (HE Further Advanced): Spanish Translation and Interpreting
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) Portuguese I
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) Portuguese II
  • Academic Study and Research Skills
  • Introduction to Latin America
  • Introduction to Linguistics
  • Introduction to International Film
  • Introduction to Cultural Studies
  • Language and Cross Cultural Communication
  • Introduction to History, Culture and Society of the Iberian Peninsula
  • Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) Spanish
  • Level B.2 (HE Intermediate) Spanish
  • Level B (HE Intermediate) Portuguese
  • Year Abroad Preparation
  • Level C (HE Advanced) Spanish
  • Cultura y poder en América latina: debates desde la antropología
  • Comparative History of Hispano-America and Brazil: From Independence to the Mexican Revolution (1789/1810-1917)
  • Translation for Singing
  • Cultures and Societies of the Portuguese-Speaking World
  • Reading in Translation
  • Catalan I
  • Language Diversity in the Hispanic World
  • Food, Football and Fiction: Constructing Catalan Cultural Identity